The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-12
THE YOUNG FOLKS.
Bunny, or the Story Of Persian Nttsn--WeIl
Turned.
Catching Sharks at Observation-Disclosures Eyes
Sentenced Himself-KnOtty
Problems, Etc.
Bunny.

youths Companion
Early IN the summer OF 1884 / was writing
IN my study at Norwood. when 1 became
conscious of the incessant tinkling OF little
bell in the garden. 1t rather disturbed my
ideas, and | went out to see what it could be-
On opening the garden door, saw little
Persian kitten dancing about among the
flowers, playing with the grass-stems, aud
rafting merrily little bell.which was hung
round her neck by a blue ribbon. l called
the kitten, and it at once ran up to me in a
manner which showed that it had been
kindly treated. Fearing that harm might
come to il from the stone-throWing bows
who passed my house on their way to and
from school, picked it up and look it into
the house.
My young folks fell in love with it at once,
and the kitten showed no signs of fear, but
was as Familiarity playful as If it had lived
with us all its life. Knowing that it did not
belong to any one in our immediate neigh
borhood, / instituted inquiries by means of
the local tradesmen for the purpose of restor-
ing 1t TO its owner.
For some days the search was without re-
suits, but at last messenger arrived and
claimed the pretty little wanderer. NY
young people, who had fondly hoped that
they might retain the kitten, were quite in
Consolable at the loss of their new pet. The
gentleman who took away the kitten was so
much moved by their regrets that he prom
Ised 10 ask for one Of its brothers or sisters
when there should be one to spare. Accord
lngly, in a few weeks we received tiny kit
ten OF rather curious color. 1t was mostly
white, but had patches of fawn color on its
back and the top of It's head and tail AS to
the tau, 1t was very short and pointed ard
when the Kitten ran across the room ii looked
so like rabbit that it was called Bunny"
on the spot.
With one exception, all the inmates of the
house were delighted with Bunny. The
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cat Brownie" He altogether objected to
the newcomer, and audibly expressed his
objections whenever Bunny came near him.
Her pride in her bell has always been
amusing, she evidently thinking that it
showed her superiority to Brownie.
One day she contrIved to lose her bell hay-
ing torn the ribbSn to which it had been
suspended. She was quite disconsolate, not
knowing how TO express her wants
Finding that she was quite miserable with
out her bell, went to the saddler's and
bought a blue morocco leather collar
mounted with silver, and having two bells.
Wien brought it home she was not in
the room, but as / took it out of its wrapper
the bells tinkled. The cat was at the other
end OF the house, but she heard the bells
and, with sharp cry of JOY, came rushing
into the room, leaped on TO the table, aud
held up her head for the collar.
She was so impatient that she could hardly
wait until the collar was fastened. The mo-
ment that she was released she sprang off
the table, ran to Brownie, and shook her
new bells at him. Having thus asserted her
superiority, she went round to every men,
Der of the family, in order to receive their
congratulations.
She runs races with my daughters, and
plays at "hide-and-seek," the rules of which
|fhe knows as well as they do. They COM
plain, however, that she cheats, and always
looks to see where they hide
She was always good mouser, and in the
pursuit OF her vocation causes my eldest son
much trouble. When she has caught a
mouse, and has played with it for a while.
she insists on putting it into one of his
boots, and then fetching him to shake il out
again At last he was Obliged to put his
boots in cupboard where she could not get
at them.
Her inOrdinate pride in her kittens was
most amusing She could not be happy
unless some one was admiring her offspring.
The kittens, called Fluff and "Toodles"
grew apace, and became quite as amusing as
their mother, inheriting many of her ways